Winless Alabama Team Makes Playoffs, Then Forfeits Its First Game

• St. John Paul II Catholic High School in Huntsville, Alabama, finished the regular season 0-10 but earned a playoff berth anyway.
• Now the Falcons’ season is over without playing a single postseason game.
• Injuries have left the team with too few healthy players to safely take the field against unbeaten Briarwood Christian.
• The school said the health and safety of its student-athletes must come first and apologized to Briarwood’s players, coaches and fans.

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